Quality Manager

Summary

Reporting to the Vice President of Engineering, The Quality Manager will oversee the implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of Globe’s quality program. Responsible for managing a staff of quality control technicians and all company-wide quality policies, procedures, processes, programs and practices to assure that the company is in conformance to internal and customer-defined standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of the QA program across all departments and functions in compliance with ISO 9001:2015, including quality policy, contract review, project execution, document control, process control, procurement, inspection procedures, corrective action plans, and quality system records
• Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation by conducting hazard analyses; identifying critical control points and preventive measures; establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures
• Coordinate with operations and engineering to ensure systems, processes and procedures are created and implemented to meet customer expectations for product quality and delivery
• Prepare quality documentation and reports using statistical process control methods
• Maintain and improve product quality by conducting audits; investigating customer complaints; collaborating with other departments to develop new product and engineering designs, and manufacturing and training methods, and participating in continuous improvement activities
• Manage the department’s human resources including hiring, training, scheduling, disciplining and evaluating employees
• Meet quality assurance financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions and reporting cost of Quality
• Maintain a working knowledge of government and industry quality control standards.
• Manage records retention process.
• Provide mentoring and leadership throughout the organization to improve the ownership of total quality across all employees.
• Perform, document and analyze measurements and data to ensure compliance to specifications
• Complete in-process quality checks and final part releases
• Schedule staff to ensure timely completion of quality control checks
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

• Strong problem solving skills using methods such as 8-D, as well as familiarity with AIAG requirements including PPAP, PFMEA, APQP, SPC and MSA
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required. Engineering preferred
• At least 5 years of experience in a design and production environment with an emphasis on quality evaluation and control methods and procedures
• Proven experience with ISO QA standards
• Previous experience with lean manufacturing activities is preferred
• ISO Internal Auditor certified
• Experience with source inspection for government or military contracts preferred.
• Instron-type testing equipment experience highly desirable
• Must be eligible to obtain a DoD security clearance.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Constantly communicating with others to exchange information.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Work Environment

Majority of work is performed in a typical office environment with no major sources of discomfort. Essentially a normal controlled working environment with noise levels within acceptable safety limits and acceptable lighting and temperature conditions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel

• None
  
  

To conform to U.S. Government export control regulations and the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information restrictions, applicant must be a U.S citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the U.S. Department of State or Department of Commerce.